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has decide stop its polo vaccination campaign in pakistan. it's truly tragic. >> brown: as you said, many of the work experts targets, therefore, are women. >> absolutely. and if we go back to the case of nancy youssef who was also mentioned in your clip, that was particularly heinous crime, although, fortunately, she survived, and many of these women have not. these groups, these militant groups have said very clearly and again very defiantry, we do not think women should be out in public, not entering homes, not doing public service work, not going to school, not going to the office. they don't want women out glowr where is the government in this? do they have the ability to protect aid workers. do they have the will to protect them? >> they certainly have the ability. i don't really think they have enough will. i think it's been very difficult, particularly for civilian authorities, to come out as strongly as they might like to against these attacks. they are still very concerned about the growing political power of the religious right in
has decide stop its polo vaccination campaign in pakistan. it's truly tragic. >> brown: as you said, many of the work experts targets, therefore, are women. >> absolutely. and if we go back to the case of nancy youssef who was also mentioned in your clip, that was particularly heinous crime, although, fortunately, she survived, and many of these women have not. these groups, these militant groups have said very clearly and again very defiantry, we do not think women should be out in...
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that is iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. every other country in the world we are under the kind of contracting rules i think interfere with our capacity to get the best deal particularly when it comes to security we should in the countries where the threats unfortunately are going to always be with us. should we look to extend that to mali or somalia? >> there was an article i think in one of the newspapers today that went into detail. for more than two decades federal law required the state department to select the cheapest rather than the best contractor to provide local guard services at the embassies abroad. there is that olding you get what you pay for and this lowest-price provision started off in 1990 but it has stayed with us and i would respectfully request this committee take a hard look at it. you cannot do a total lifting of it for everyone look at the high threat posts where obviously we did it for iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan and the countries you made would fall into that category. >> among the various isla
that is iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. every other country in the world we are under the kind of contracting rules i think interfere with our capacity to get the best deal particularly when it comes to security we should in the countries where the threats unfortunately are going to always be with us. should we look to extend that to mali or somalia? >> there was an article i think in one of the newspapers today that went into detail. for more than two decades federal law required the...
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those are iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. every other country in the world, we are under the kind of contracting rules that i think do interfere with our capacity to get the best deal, particularly when it comes to security that we should in these countries where the threats unfortunately are going to always be with us. >> should we look to extend that to mali and the drc and somalia? >> i would recommend -- there was an article in one of the newspapers that went into detail and here's how it started. for more than two decades, they required the state department to select the cheapest rather than the best contractors for the embassies abroad. you get what you pay for. the provision started in 1990 and stayed with us. i would respectfully request that this submitee take a look at it. you can't do a total lifting of it for everybody, at least look at the high threat posts where we did it for iraq, afghanistan and pack o pakistan and the countries you are naming are countries that i would fall into that category. >> thank you ve
those are iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. every other country in the world, we are under the kind of contracting rules that i think do interfere with our capacity to get the best deal, particularly when it comes to security that we should in these countries where the threats unfortunately are going to always be with us. >> should we look to extend that to mali and the drc and somalia? >> i would recommend -- there was an article in one of the newspapers that went into detail and...
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one is afghanistan and the second is pakistan. with regard to afghanistan, i wanted to ask about the first question relates to president karzai and the elections ahead of him about. when he was here just a couple weeks ago, i had a chance to visit with him and the leader's office in a number of us in as the senator mccain was there as well and they asked directly about the elections and about my second question, but i wanted to get your sense of where you see those going who and what how to make sure they are free and fair because they are becoming central to the next chapter in this transition. i just want to get a comment on that. the second question as it relates to afghanistan is one that senator boxer raised in her work on this has an exemplary on the women and girls, and in particular i have an amendment that we got for the national defense authorization act to require both state and defense to file a report on the efforts to promote the security of afghan women and girls just by way of ionization monitoring and responding t
one is afghanistan and the second is pakistan. with regard to afghanistan, i wanted to ask about the first question relates to president karzai and the elections ahead of him about. when he was here just a couple weeks ago, i had a chance to visit with him and the leader's office in a number of us in as the senator mccain was there as well and they asked directly about the elections and about my second question, but i wanted to get your sense of where you see those going who and what how to...
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those who are in pakistan, particularly the safe havens that are in pakistan. what kind of policy will you have? thank you. >> the mission will be fundamentally different. to just to repeat, our main reason should we have troops in afghanistan post 2014 at the invitation of the afghan government will be to make sure that we are training, assisting and advising afghan security forces who have now taken the lead for, and are responsible for security throughout afghanistan and an interest that the united states has, the very reason that we went to afghanistan in the first place and that's to make sure that al-qaeda and its affiliates cannot launch an attack against the united states or other countries from afghan soil. we believe we can achieve that mission in a way that's very different from the very active presence that we've had in afghanistan over the last 11 years. president karzai has emphasized the strains that u.s. troop presence in afghan villages, for example, have created. well, that's not going to be a strain exists if there's a follow-up operation bec
those who are in pakistan, particularly the safe havens that are in pakistan. what kind of policy will you have? thank you. >> the mission will be fundamentally different. to just to repeat, our main reason should we have troops in afghanistan post 2014 at the invitation of the afghan government will be to make sure that we are training, assisting and advising afghan security forces who have now taken the lead for, and are responsible for security throughout afghanistan and an interest...
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our foreign policy in palestine as well as in other countries whether it's iraq syria afghanistan or pakistan there's a major bias where our newspapers are not being object do we just siding with whatever the government says journalism is supposed to be objective you cover a story you hear both sides and you report the facts you don't report the one side as facts and ignore the other side and this is a major problem going on in this misinforming our fellow citizens in this country i would like to make it related to the topic you were talking about before with hurricane sandy we give israel billions of dollars yearly and we're not able to pass a bill to give money to our fellow citizens in new york or new jersey who were affected by hurricane sandy who have lost their home and still have no power why is it that we can't provide help to our own people but we giving billions to israel and this is a major problem and i believe the media plays a part in this misinformation misinforming americans about the foreign policy in our support of israel and make it look like it's necessary for our security
our foreign policy in palestine as well as in other countries whether it's iraq syria afghanistan or pakistan there's a major bias where our newspapers are not being object do we just siding with whatever the government says journalism is supposed to be objective you cover a story you hear both sides and you report the facts you don't report the one side as facts and ignore the other side and this is a major problem going on in this misinforming our fellow citizens in this country i would like...
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he was in pakistan and afghanistan a few years ago, and we were consulting over the phone. he played an instrumental role in working with president karzai at that time, to accept the results of the election and to move forward. i had to call harry reid and ask harry not to schedule any votes so john could continue to stay there to see that mission through. but that's what he does. he is a determined and effective representative of the united states, has been as a senator, will be as secretary. let me close by saying that leading our diplomats and development experts is a great honor, and every day as i testified yesterday, i have seen firsthand their skill, their bravery, their unwavering commitment to our country. i have been proud to call them colleagues and to serve as secretary of state. and i'm very pleased that john will be given the chance, subject to confirmation, to continue the work of a lifetime on behalf of our country. thank you. >> thank you, madam secretary. senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to be here with senator warren and secretary c
he was in pakistan and afghanistan a few years ago, and we were consulting over the phone. he played an instrumental role in working with president karzai at that time, to accept the results of the election and to move forward. i had to call harry reid and ask harry not to schedule any votes so john could continue to stay there to see that mission through. but that's what he does. he is a determined and effective representative of the united states, has been as a senator, will be as secretary....
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it is about the us -- pakistan -- u.s.-pakistan relationship. general stanley mcchrystal spent 34 years in the new oteri. he was -- in the military. he was the director of the joint staff. in military circles, this five- year. of -- five-year period of joint special operations command is what makes them memorable and historic. the reality is that he has done more to carry the fight to al qaeda since 2001 than any other person in this department, possibly in the country. after that, bob gates got up, and the secretary of defense called him one of the finest men at arms this country as ever produced, then continued over the past decade, no single american has inflicted more fear and more loss of life on our country most vicious and violent enemies than dan mcchrystal -- stan mcchrystal. that makes him sound pretty scary. well he was certainly scary to our enemies, he is an amazing -- while he was certainly scary to our enemies, he is an amazing american. i want to share a very brief vignette. his emphasis on reducing civilian casualties was one of
it is about the us -- pakistan -- u.s.-pakistan relationship. general stanley mcchrystal spent 34 years in the new oteri. he was -- in the military. he was the director of the joint staff. in military circles, this five- year. of -- five-year period of joint special operations command is what makes them memorable and historic. the reality is that he has done more to carry the fight to al qaeda since 2001 than any other person in this department, possibly in the country. after that, bob gates...
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last month at least nine volunteers with a polio vaccination drive were killed across pakistan. opposition to health efforts has spread after the cia used a fake vaccination program to help fight osama bin laden. five of the workers killed in tuesday's attack or young women who worked as educators. the remaining two were help workers. a new tally shows the number of civilians killed in iraq rose in 2012 for the first time in three years. the british-based group iraq body count says about 4500 civilians were killed in violence last year. the group said in a statement -- iraq body counts figure is more than twice the number given by iraqi officials who claim violence is actually dropping. on monday, at least 23 people were killed, 87 wounded in a series of attacks across iraq. no. 3 leader kim jong un has called for harmony with south korea in a rare televised address. in a speech broadcast on new year's day, he made no mention of the country's controversial nuclear program and said the economy is north korea's top priority. >> an important issue of putting into the division of th
last month at least nine volunteers with a polio vaccination drive were killed across pakistan. opposition to health efforts has spread after the cia used a fake vaccination program to help fight osama bin laden. five of the workers killed in tuesday's attack or young women who worked as educators. the remaining two were help workers. a new tally shows the number of civilians killed in iraq rose in 2012 for the first time in three years. the british-based group iraq body count says about 4500...
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drone strikes have killed 15 people in pakistan including a taliban commander, according to officials there. mavi nazir was killed along several other people in the strike in south missouri stand wednesday night. a second strike this morning in north was harassed and killed at least four people. the united nations says more than 60,000 people have died in syria over nearly two years of fighting between the government forces and rebels opposed to president bashar al-assad. a new analysis of the toll conducted for the u.n. human rights office took five months to complete using data from seven sources, including the syrian government. the number is higher than the previous estimate of 45,000 reported by the british best based syrian observatory for human rights. rupert colville, spokesperson for u.n. human rights commissioner navi pillay, discussed the syrian crisis on al jazeera wednesday. >> it became so complicated. there were so many different people reporting casualties, so many different places where violence and fighting was going on simultaneously. and no way really of verifying
drone strikes have killed 15 people in pakistan including a taliban commander, according to officials there. mavi nazir was killed along several other people in the strike in south missouri stand wednesday night. a second strike this morning in north was harassed and killed at least four people. the united nations says more than 60,000 people have died in syria over nearly two years of fighting between the government forces and rebels opposed to president bashar al-assad. a new analysis of the...
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caller: i am from pakistan. it is critical when we are looking at the whole context of the situation right now. a 600 page ridge they are taking a 4 million march in pakistan, they have cracked down and literally blocked for almost five days now, electricity, natural gas, everything is gone. trying to keep them away from protesting against what is happening within pakistan. host: are you still in touch with people from pakistan? caller: yes. host: what is their response? do they want to see the minutes of the numbers that we have now or would they like to see the role of the u.s. troops moved back or step down? caller: their interest -- if it is not stable one way or .nother it will be pulled back and pushed back. it will put them back in the same chaos that have been for 30 or 40 years. host: more from our tweets. back to the phones. you are on "the washington journal." caller: the comment i would like to make is, i think we should minimize all of our troops in afghanistan and bring our people home. a good idea
caller: i am from pakistan. it is critical when we are looking at the whole context of the situation right now. a 600 page ridge they are taking a 4 million march in pakistan, they have cracked down and literally blocked for almost five days now, electricity, natural gas, everything is gone. trying to keep them away from protesting against what is happening within pakistan. host: are you still in touch with people from pakistan? caller: yes. host: what is their response? do they want to see the...
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a serious story from pakistan. on tuesday, seven people were killed in what's considered the largest attack targeting efforts against polio. >> despite the attacks, vaccination workers say they will continue fighting this disease. >> reporter: the woman beneath this shroud is dead simply because she cared for needily children. she and her team were buried after being gunned down in their van by plil militants. this boy lost his mother in the attack, the third in just three weeks against workers taking part in what had been a very successful program to vaccinate against pole yo. the woman's boss says she blames the gunmen and the cia. the cia tried every idea it could think of to get into the compound. among neighbors the cia. they moved into one of these houses. they even hired this doctor to launch a fake vaccine campaign. but that may have backfired in the long-term, because today they use it to justify their attacks. >> they've had to halt the polio vaccination campaign. this enormous barrier that's come in the
a serious story from pakistan. on tuesday, seven people were killed in what's considered the largest attack targeting efforts against polio. >> despite the attacks, vaccination workers say they will continue fighting this disease. >> reporter: the woman beneath this shroud is dead simply because she cared for needily children. she and her team were buried after being gunned down in their van by plil militants. this boy lost his mother in the attack, the third in just three weeks...
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was not sure about the a rather good aid, but on pakistan, republicans and democrats a we need to payback that aid. rand paul has really been pushing that. others like senator john mccain say we cannot just cut them off. foreign aid is very important if you want to get them to do what we want them to do and foster democracy. guest: before we let you go, bob cusack, we'll take another phone call. tell us about the freshman class and who are some names, faces people should be looking out for, people might make a name for themselves. guest: senator tim kaine is a democrat from virginia. he defeated george allen in the election. he is a former governor. this is very close to president obama. he was almost vice-president. talk about your money in the senate. elizabeth warren won a huge battle with senator scott brown. how will she going to operate? the financial industry is a little bit nervous about her. she had the idea to come up with the consumer bureau that was so controversial, the agency that is now up and running as far as wall street reform. those two have strong personalities. they c
was not sure about the a rather good aid, but on pakistan, republicans and democrats a we need to payback that aid. rand paul has really been pushing that. others like senator john mccain say we cannot just cut them off. foreign aid is very important if you want to get them to do what we want them to do and foster democracy. guest: before we let you go, bob cusack, we'll take another phone call. tell us about the freshman class and who are some names, faces people should be looking out for,...
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he has served as a trusted special envoy to afghanistan, sudan and pakistan at crucial moments. senator kerry advocated for democratic elections in the philippines. he was part of the delegation that uncovered the fraud that ultimately led to the removal of president ferdinand marcos. he was a strong proponent of u.s. action to end ethnic cleansing in kosovo and to impose sanctions on burma tied to human rights abuses. senator kerry has been a leader in promoting economic development and recovery in haiti, fighting global hiv-aids, supporting democracy and human dignity, and the advancement of human empowerment throughout the world. in his early days in the senate, senator kerry and i -- in fact, we were elected together in 1984, we came to the senate together, but right after that, shortly after that, senator kerry and i went on a fact-finding mission to nicaragua and unearthed information regarding the activities of the contra guerrillas which he presented to the committee on foreign relations. based in part on his ground-breaking findings, the committee launched an investigat
he has served as a trusted special envoy to afghanistan, sudan and pakistan at crucial moments. senator kerry advocated for democratic elections in the philippines. he was part of the delegation that uncovered the fraud that ultimately led to the removal of president ferdinand marcos. he was a strong proponent of u.s. action to end ethnic cleansing in kosovo and to impose sanctions on burma tied to human rights abuses. senator kerry has been a leader in promoting economic development and...
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he was in pakistan and afghanistan a few years ago, and we were consulting over the phone. he played an instrumental role in working with president karzai, at the time, to accept the results of the election and to move forward. i had to call harry reid and ask harry not to schedule any votes so that john could continue to stay there to see that mission through. but that's what he does. he is a determined and effective representative of the united states. has been as senator and will be as secretary. let me close by saying that leading our diplomats and development experts is a great honor, and every day as i testified yesterday, i've seen firsthand their skill, their bravery, their unwavering commitment to our country. i've been proud to call them colleagues and serving as secretary of state. i know that john will continue the work of a lifetime on behalf of our country. thank you. >> thank you, madam secretary. senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to be here with senator warren and secretary clinton to introduce and speak -- say a few words about my frie
he was in pakistan and afghanistan a few years ago, and we were consulting over the phone. he played an instrumental role in working with president karzai, at the time, to accept the results of the election and to move forward. i had to call harry reid and ask harry not to schedule any votes so that john could continue to stay there to see that mission through. but that's what he does. he is a determined and effective representative of the united states. has been as senator and will be as...
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our folks were able to cooperate on the ground in pakistan. that is one of the ways we were able to get osama bin laden. i do not think the pakistanis have gotten credit sufficiently for the fact they were helpful. they allow the people to be there. it helped us to tie the knots that focused on next to some degree. they have lost some 6000 people in the last year. in their efforts to go after terrorists, they have of about 30,000 people over the course of the last several years. there are things that the pakistanis have done. i intend to raise the issue with them. i can promise you that. i am not going to recommend nor do i think it is wise for american policy to just cut our assistance. we need to build our relationship with the pakistanis, not diminish it. >> senator murphy. >> welcome. i am sorry that our careers in ped for only arlape few weeks. it has been your example that has inspired many of us to do so and your ability to position yourself as a spokesman for the this enfranchised. a lot of us came into public service in part because o
our folks were able to cooperate on the ground in pakistan. that is one of the ways we were able to get osama bin laden. i do not think the pakistanis have gotten credit sufficiently for the fact they were helpful. they allow the people to be there. it helped us to tie the knots that focused on next to some degree. they have lost some 6000 people in the last year. in their efforts to go after terrorists, they have of about 30,000 people over the course of the last several years. there are...
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one is afghanistan, the second is pakistan. i wanted to ask you about -- the first question relates to president carter's i and the elections ahead of them. -- president karzai and the elections ahead of him. i had a chance to visit him with senator mcconnell and senator mccain. i asked him about the elections. i wanted to get your sense of where you see the elections go in, what efforts you can undertake to make sure they are free and fair because they become central to the next chapter in this transition. the second question as it relates to afghanistan is one that senator boxer raised. her work on this has been exemplary. an amendment we got through the national defense authorization act which would require state and defense to file a report on the efforts to promote to the security of afghan women and girls to us by way of ionization, monitoring and responding to changes in women security. secondly, improving gender sensitivity and responsiveness among the afghan security forces and increasing the recruitment and retention
one is afghanistan, the second is pakistan. i wanted to ask you about -- the first question relates to president carter's i and the elections ahead of them. -- president karzai and the elections ahead of him. i had a chance to visit him with senator mcconnell and senator mccain. i asked him about the elections. i wanted to get your sense of where you see the elections go in, what efforts you can undertake to make sure they are free and fair because they become central to the next chapter in...
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help, when you hear this and the way egypt looks like it's dividing itself, it seems reminiscent of pakistan and how its fledgling democracy works between the civilian and the military relationship. >> well, there are a lot of the chronic problems in egypt. no doubt for six years, egypt's major institution was the military. they were the major power brokers, in fact, all of the previous leaders of this country came from the military. mohamed morsi is the first civilian leader to be elected. a lot of people feel that the military and the muslim brotherhood have cut a deal. a lot of people feel the military still pulse a lot of strings behind the scenes of what is happening here. you have a lot of institutional problems in the state as the country tries to grapple with new realities of trying to build democratic institutions that for so many years have been anything but c democratic. >> how can morsi end this crisis? >>. >> well, right now, he feels he has a democratic mandate. he has a large popular base of support. he won the elections. his constitution was passed in a nationwide referendum.
help, when you hear this and the way egypt looks like it's dividing itself, it seems reminiscent of pakistan and how its fledgling democracy works between the civilian and the military relationship. >> well, there are a lot of the chronic problems in egypt. no doubt for six years, egypt's major institution was the military. they were the major power brokers, in fact, all of the previous leaders of this country came from the military. mohamed morsi is the first civilian leader to be...
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our folks were able to cooperate on the ground in pakistan. that is one of the ways we were abole to get osama bin laden. it was there permissiveness and allowing our people to be there that help us be able to tie the knot that focused on that to some degree. not exclusively, obviously, but to some degree. in addition, they have lost some 6000 people just in the last year in their efforts to go after terrorists. they have lost about 30,000 people over the course of the last several years because they have been willing to engage the insurgencies. there are things that the pakistanis have done. as complicated as the relationship has been. i intend to raise the issue of doctor rafridi with of them, i can promise you that. but i do not think it is wise to just cut our assistance. we need to build our relationship with the pakistanis. not diminish it. >> thank you very much. i am sorry that our careers in the senate only overlapped for a few weeks.i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country that have been in public serv
our folks were able to cooperate on the ground in pakistan. that is one of the ways we were abole to get osama bin laden. it was there permissiveness and allowing our people to be there that help us be able to tie the knot that focused on that to some degree. not exclusively, obviously, but to some degree. in addition, they have lost some 6000 people just in the last year in their efforts to go after terrorists. they have lost about 30,000 people over the course of the last several years...
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iraq, afghanistan, pakistan. every other country we are under the kind of contracting rules that interfere with our capacity to get the best deal when it comes to security in these countries where the threats, unfortunately, are going to always be with us. >> should we look to extend that to the drc, somalia? >> i would certainly recommend -- there is an article in one of the newspapers today that went into some detail. "for more than two decades, laws require the state department to select the cheapest contractor to provide local guard service." there is the old saying that you get what you pay for, and the lowest price provisions started in 1990. i request this committee take a hard look at it. you can't do a total lifting for everybody, but look at the threat posed. the country's your name in our countries that i think would fall into that category. -- the countries that your name i think would fall into that category. >> which countries pose the biggest threat to the united states and given the capacity of th
iraq, afghanistan, pakistan. every other country we are under the kind of contracting rules that interfere with our capacity to get the best deal when it comes to security in these countries where the threats, unfortunately, are going to always be with us. >> should we look to extend that to the drc, somalia? >> i would certainly recommend -- there is an article in one of the newspapers today that went into some detail. "for more than two decades, laws require the state...
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caused by hurricane sandy but to it cuts into foreign aid with the exception of israel afghanistan or pakistan to shift those moneys to instead be spent on american aid it is a substantive because the amount is of unknown for what has been spent on foreign-aid the reason i submit the pay for is of the precarious position the government sees itself. we're on a path to know where financially. then said of the fiscal cliff we have a debt mountain, a $16 trillion of total debt and ane
caused by hurricane sandy but to it cuts into foreign aid with the exception of israel afghanistan or pakistan to shift those moneys to instead be spent on american aid it is a substantive because the amount is of unknown for what has been spent on foreign-aid the reason i submit the pay for is of the precarious position the government sees itself. we're on a path to know where financially. then said of the fiscal cliff we have a debt mountain, a $16 trillion of total debt and ane
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although there will be serious questions raised on drone strikes and pakistan, afghanistan and yemen and elsewhere, enhanced interrogation techniques and other sensitive areas, what's going to happen to detainees at guantanamo bay in cuba. the most controversial nominee will be chuck hagel, former republican senator from nebraska, who the president wants him to succeed leon panetta as the next secretary of defense. that confirmation process will begin fairly soon. they've done all the vetting, gone through all the background checks. chuck hagel does have government experience since leaving the senate. he will be in the president's foreign intelligence advisory board as well as on the defense advisory board. defense department's advisory board as it's called. he has been very much involved in these areas, not only there, but also at the atlanta council, a major think tank here in washington and he has been teaching at georgetown university. fairly well known to those of us who have been covering washington for a long time. less well known outside of washington but we're about to learn
although there will be serious questions raised on drone strikes and pakistan, afghanistan and yemen and elsewhere, enhanced interrogation techniques and other sensitive areas, what's going to happen to detainees at guantanamo bay in cuba. the most controversial nominee will be chuck hagel, former republican senator from nebraska, who the president wants him to succeed leon panetta as the next secretary of defense. that confirmation process will begin fairly soon. they've done all the vetting,...
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tens of thousands of people in pakistan are protesting in the streets, furious at corruption in their own government. and just this morning, pakistan's highest court ordered the prime minister to be placed under arrest. this is a move critics claim is unconstitutional. security forces, meanwhile, are standing on shipping containers to block access to parliament. they're firing guns and tear gas to hold back the crowds. we'll have updates as news warrants. >>> and now, to your money and a price spike at the supermarket. the cold snap bringing record low temps to the southwest is starting to drive up prices in the produce aisle. people across the country are already paying more for lettuce. prices, meanwhile, for broccoli and cauliflower are likely to rise, as well. farmers from california to arizona say the unusually frigid weather has damaged their crops. and it could take ten days to determine the full impact. >>> and a troubling sign for the economy and the financial security for millions of americans. a new report showing that more than one-quarter of american workers are dipping i
tens of thousands of people in pakistan are protesting in the streets, furious at corruption in their own government. and just this morning, pakistan's highest court ordered the prime minister to be placed under arrest. this is a move critics claim is unconstitutional. security forces, meanwhile, are standing on shipping containers to block access to parliament. they're firing guns and tear gas to hold back the crowds. we'll have updates as news warrants. >>> and now, to your money and...
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one is afghanistan, the sec is pakistan. with regard to afghanistan, i wanted to ask you about the first question relates to president karzai and the leches ahead of them. when he was here just a couple of weeks ago, i had the chance to visit with him in leader mcconnel's office and a number of senators as well. and to ask him directly about the elections and ask him about my second question. but i wanted to get your sense of where you see those lexes going. what efforts you can undertake to make sure that they are free and fair because they've been, i think, central to the next chapter in this transition. i just wanted to comment on that. the second question as it relates to afghanistan is one that senator boxer raised and her work on this has been exemplary, on women and girls and in particular, i have a -- an amendment that we got through the national defense authorization act which would require both state and defense to file a report on the efforts to promote the security of afghan women and girls just by way of itemiza
one is afghanistan, the sec is pakistan. with regard to afghanistan, i wanted to ask you about the first question relates to president karzai and the leches ahead of them. when he was here just a couple of weeks ago, i had the chance to visit with him in leader mcconnel's office and a number of senators as well. and to ask him directly about the elections and ask him about my second question. but i wanted to get your sense of where you see those lexes going. what efforts you can undertake to...
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and risking the prospect that pakistan is very substantial arsenal of nuclear weapons would fall into radical hands. that's why we're there and if we lose sight of that and i think that's what the administration is doing, we'll find ourselves sooner, rather than later, under real threats once again. bill: that is a significant issue. something we'll watch especially tomorrow. thank you, sir. >> thank you. bill: john bolton in washington. martha of the. martha: this is a huge story right now. we have a deadly flu outbreak that is really causing havoc and so much illness in this country. one city has declared a public health emergency on this. so there's a lot you need to know. that's coming up. bill: also a mother saving her family from an intruder with her own gun. police just releasing the 911 calls of a terrifying home invasion. listen here. >> i heard a lot of screaming. >> right. i'm sure she's upset. >> no. she was shooting. as a mom, you spend a lot of time helping others. hamburger helper can help you back. and with box tops for education on every box, it helps you help your sc
and risking the prospect that pakistan is very substantial arsenal of nuclear weapons would fall into radical hands. that's why we're there and if we lose sight of that and i think that's what the administration is doing, we'll find ourselves sooner, rather than later, under real threats once again. bill: that is a significant issue. something we'll watch especially tomorrow. thank you, sir. >> thank you. bill: john bolton in washington. martha of the. martha: this is a huge story right...
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starting right now to the middle east, iran, pakistan, afghanistan. as you close on your tenure i was wondering if you might will win to share some important lessons learned from the time that you spent in this post, and enlighten us as to what congress can do to help responding even get in front of these threats as we move forward. and related to that, if i may, assuming that you're going to say which set a couple of times about engagement at the ground level, how do we do that in areas that are unstable? where we need to depend on local governments or local security forces. that, quite frankly, we seem don't have the ability to provide the level of security our diplomats are going to demand. >> it's wonderful to see you here, and i think you for your interest in looking sort of into the future. let me make just a couple of points. first, we have a lot of tools that we don't use as well as we should. i think we have advocated for broadcasting arena, where both in tv and radio which are considered kind of old-fashioned media, are still very important
starting right now to the middle east, iran, pakistan, afghanistan. as you close on your tenure i was wondering if you might will win to share some important lessons learned from the time that you spent in this post, and enlighten us as to what congress can do to help responding even get in front of these threats as we move forward. and related to that, if i may, assuming that you're going to say which set a couple of times about engagement at the ground level, how do we do that in areas that...
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drone in pakistan killed five suspected militants overnight. happened in the northwest tribal area which is a main hide out. the missile attack is the 7th one in the last couple weeks. >> officials seem to have come up with an alternative plan to president chavez's inauguration ceremony. the reelected president is currently in cuba recovering from cancer surgery. the vice president has invited leaders throughout latin america as they normally would for the inauguration. they will show support for the ailing leader with a rally outside of the presidential palace. despite being in critical condition, remains in pull power of that country. >> locally, though, hoping we're going to see sunshine. >> should see plenty of sunshine. should be a nice day. >> excellent. >> can't wait. into the weekend here , springtime temperatures. might want to go and tell your flowers not yet. >> put a blanket over them. >> make sure they are not ready to do their thing yet. >> derek is coming in today. if there's anything you can do. >> i can tell you the weather is
drone in pakistan killed five suspected militants overnight. happened in the northwest tribal area which is a main hide out. the missile attack is the 7th one in the last couple weeks. >> officials seem to have come up with an alternative plan to president chavez's inauguration ceremony. the reelected president is currently in cuba recovering from cancer surgery. the vice president has invited leaders throughout latin america as they normally would for the inauguration. they will show...
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the clerk: s. 164, a bill to prohibit the united states from providing financial assistance to pakistan until dr. shakil alfridi is freed. mrs. shaheen: ski for a second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, it will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mrs. shaheen: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 29, 2013, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for their two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the senate proceed to a period of morning business until 12:30 p.m., with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the republicans controlling the second 30 minutes. finally, that the senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus meeting
the clerk: s. 164, a bill to prohibit the united states from providing financial assistance to pakistan until dr. shakil alfridi is freed. mrs. shaheen: ski for a second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, it will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mrs. shaheen: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it...
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she served in front line positions in afghanistan and pakistan, and wrote get over it. we're not all created equal. >> i found i broke down and muscle atrophy at a much faster rate and noticeable rate than my male marines. i found myself tripping constantly. my legs buckling, falling during firefights. >> reporter: this is going to be a debate here in the military among the elite units as to whether, whether women will be able to be as physically strong for some of those special operations teams in particular and some of those elite marine units. but secretary panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs martin dempsey will make the announcement later today and the joint chiefs are behind secretary panetta on this. bill: thank you, jennifer griffin, early with us today at the pentagon. martha? martha: pentagon spokesperson releasing this statement on the issue saying, quote, secretary panetta strongly supports these changes. he recognizes over the last decade women have contributed in unprecedented ways to the military's mission. they put their lives on the line to defend t
she served in front line positions in afghanistan and pakistan, and wrote get over it. we're not all created equal. >> i found i broke down and muscle atrophy at a much faster rate and noticeable rate than my male marines. i found myself tripping constantly. my legs buckling, falling during firefights. >> reporter: this is going to be a debate here in the military among the elite units as to whether, whether women will be able to be as physically strong for some of those special...
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the fact that most people in pakistan see the u.s. as the enemy, it not what most people in the united states understand. they're not supposed to be an enemy. because of the number of drone attacks and a half been going on there, i hope that this john brennan nomination will open up a full discussion about torture and drone wars and what the u.s. is doing. that's what would be productive. >> what is that not going to happen, eli? >> the policy of untiling terrorists widely popular and not just popular from a kind of -- >> it's not terrorists we're talking about the vast majority of the people who were killed are innocent civilians. >> whatever you want to say about the drone program, and i would agree that in all of these calls for more transparency and less secrecy i'm with the left on this. but i would make it very, very clear that what is the alternative? terms of -- >> to killing innocent people? >> it's not about killing innocent people. a lot of these drone attacks have been successful and the fact of the matter is we don't know
the fact that most people in pakistan see the u.s. as the enemy, it not what most people in the united states understand. they're not supposed to be an enemy. because of the number of drone attacks and a half been going on there, i hope that this john brennan nomination will open up a full discussion about torture and drone wars and what the u.s. is doing. that's what would be productive. >> what is that not going to happen, eli? >> the policy of untiling terrorists widely popular...
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those are a rock -- iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. so every other country in the world we are under the kind of contracting rules that i think do interfere with our capacity to get the best deal, particularly when it comes to security, that we should in these countries where the threats unfortunately are going to always be with us. >> should we look to extend that to mali? to the d.r.c.? to somalia? >> well, i would certainly recommend -- there was an article in the -- i think in one of the newspapers today that went into some detail, basically here's how it started. for more than two decades federal laws required the state department to select the cheapest rather than the best contractor to provide local guard services at its embassies abroad. and you know there's that old saying you get what you pay for and this lowest price provision started off in 1990 but it has just stayed with us and i would respectfully request that this committee take a hard look at it. if you can't do a total lifting of it for everybody, at least look at the
those are a rock -- iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. so every other country in the world we are under the kind of contracting rules that i think do interfere with our capacity to get the best deal, particularly when it comes to security, that we should in these countries where the threats unfortunately are going to always be with us. >> should we look to extend that to mali? to the d.r.c.? to somalia? >> well, i would certainly recommend -- there was an article in the -- i think in...
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thousands protesting in pakistan after coordinated bomb attack that killed 96 people yesterday. religious leaders refusing to bury their dead until the government promises to protect them from further violence. >> jamie: there is a new push to hold syrian leaders responsible for the violence in the country's civil war going on there. 50 countries backing a proposal to the united nations to clear the way for referring members of the assad regime to the war crimes tribunal in the hague. >> gregg: a new concern as the flu outbreak spreads all over the country. there are reports of a shortage of the medication tamiflu. we'll have more on this in just a moment. >> jamie: also this is an interesting story. it's billed as a future of commercial air travel. federal regulators have already raised pretty serious concerns about boeing's 787 dreamliner. she's sweet burks there is problems. they're calling for a comprehensive review of the design, the manufacturing and the assembly process of the plane after a string of frightening incidents. dominic with the latest from our los angeles bure
thousands protesting in pakistan after coordinated bomb attack that killed 96 people yesterday. religious leaders refusing to bury their dead until the government promises to protect them from further violence. >> jamie: there is a new push to hold syrian leaders responsible for the violence in the country's civil war going on there. 50 countries backing a proposal to the united nations to clear the way for referring members of the assad regime to the war crimes tribunal in the hague....
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what it does is cut into foreign aid with the exception of israel, afghanistan or pakistan and shift those moneys being spent on foreign aid to instead be spent on american aid to the victims of hurricane sandy so it is paid for, it is a substantive pay for the amounts are unknown because it is the key to how much money is spent or has already been spent on foreign aid, and that can fluctuate depending on when this legislation should pass. the reason i am submitting the pay for is because the precarious condition the united states government sees itself to the financially we're on a path to nowhere. financially, we are looking at instead of a fiscal clough, a fourth consecutive deficit we have $16 trillion in total debt to increase that beyond $16 trillion to put that into perspective the amount of damages done to the country on an annual basis now serving the data is excess of $20 billion to put it in perspective that $220 billion that we're spending for servicing the past is three times all of those sought by entertains and the victims. best case scenario give them everything they
what it does is cut into foreign aid with the exception of israel, afghanistan or pakistan and shift those moneys being spent on foreign aid to instead be spent on american aid to the victims of hurricane sandy so it is paid for, it is a substantive pay for the amounts are unknown because it is the key to how much money is spent or has already been spent on foreign aid, and that can fluctuate depending on when this legislation should pass. the reason i am submitting the pay for is because the...
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secretary of states, the international development committee was in pakistan a couple weeks ago, and we heard for ourselves there was political impact and drones and the way they were exploited, very visibly in the uprunning up to the election, and you know the next 30 american women to the drone impact sites and used a powerful attack on american engagement. i wanted to know if you could give reaction to the argument that they are worried that the missile technology control regime is damming the market for drones, and they are looking for some kind of relaxation so, i mean, can you tell us what -- i know what the policy is in relation to drone activity and pakistan, but on the wider use of drones and the extent to which you feel that the system we have is adequate to control, particularly those who supply components. >> well, the controls on the empty fee are, the controls of the exports of uavs are strong, and those capable of traveling beyond the range of only 300 kilometers and carrying a payload above 500 kilograms are subject, as i'm sure you know, to a strong presumption of de
secretary of states, the international development committee was in pakistan a couple weeks ago, and we heard for ourselves there was political impact and drones and the way they were exploited, very visibly in the uprunning up to the election, and you know the next 30 american women to the drone impact sites and used a powerful attack on american engagement. i wanted to know if you could give reaction to the argument that they are worried that the missile technology control regime is damming...